TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pettitt-Schipp,Renee
TI  - The sky runs right through us: poems from the edge of the Indian Ocean 
T2  - UWAP poetry series
SN  - 9781742589596
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Crawley, W.A.
PB  - UWA Publishing
KW  - Asylum seekers
KW  - Australia
KW  - Poetry
KW  - Australian poetry
KW  - 21st century
KW  - lcgft
N2  - "This deeply personal book is also an important historical record. Written from the heart and covering a period of time working on Christmas Island with asylum seekers until her return to Australia with an urgency to bear witness, Pettitt-Schipp's steady eye is levelled at a facade of Australian inclusivity and openness "this land's edge /has always been an invitation/a white-toothed smile/ to walk on". To those denied entry, those white teeth become menace, exclusion, shark, crocodile. In a book filled with heart-breakingly tender portraits, borders and bodies, sanctions and sanctuary are held close to each other in ways which articulate the space but also, the common ground between "us"."--Amanda Joy
ER  -